Millions of people living in crisis may not be receiving the humanitarian assistance they desperately need, says World Disasters Report released yesterday at a hotel in the capital. According to Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies…

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller yesterday visited icddr,b to learn about the world-renowned institution and its role in the Rohingya crisis. Ambassador Miller, accompanied by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Country Director Dr Michael S Friedman, and USAID Mission Deputy…

President M Abdul Hamid today expressed his satisfaction over the quick disposal of cases in the Supreme Court as a delegation of SC judges led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain called on him at Bangabhaban here yesterday afternoon. The president said the sufferings to the litigants have already…

Padma River bank adjacent to the Sahed Bazar area of the city has turned into an attractive tourist and recreational spot for people after implementation…

The Bangabandhu International Airport will be constructed near the capital instead of the previously fixed location in Madaripur-Shariatpur region. Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry Secretary Mohibul Haque on Sunday disclosed this information to UNB saying that the government has scrapped the project…

The body of a five-year-old girl was recovered from neighbourhood septic tank four hours after she went missing at Dholaipar in Jatrabari of the city on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Farjana, 5, daughter of Md Sohel of the area. Victim's uncle Md Rubel said Farjana went out to play…

The parliamentary standing committee on housing and public works ministry on Sunday reviewed the ongoing projects and future plans of the development authorities of major cities including Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) in its first meeting in the 11th Jatiya Sangsad. According to a parliamentary…

Police arrested four suspected robbers in Tilargati area of Tongi on Sunday. The arrestees were identified as Momiz Uddin, 23, Akhles, 20, of Jamalpur district, Mosharef Hossain, 35, and Imran Hossain, 22, of Gazipur city. Sub-inspector of Tongi Police Station Abul Hasan, Constatbles Abdur Razzak and…

12 kg gold seized at airport UNB, Dhaka  Customs preventive team, with the help of National Security Intelligence (NSI), seized 12kg gold from a toilet of an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday. The flight of Biman landed at the Airport from Abu Dhabi via Chattogram around 9:20am. Being…

AIUB celebrates Int’l Women’s Day-2019 Staff reporter, Dhaka American International University- Bangladesh (AIUB) celebrated the International Women’s Day -2019 through an event organised by AIUB Women Forum at its AIUB Auditorium on Sunday, says a press release. University Vice-Chancellor…